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title: Virtual Private Network \(VPN\)
description: Use a virtual private network \(VPN\) to integrate your instance with external data sources over the Internet.
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# Virtual Private Network \(VPN\)

Use a virtual private network \(VPN\) to integrate your instance with external data sources over the Internet.

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 Learn the features and business values of virtual private network.

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 Active the virtual private network.

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 Understand how to configure virtual private network.

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